• Little Dipper Aquatic Center

    Established in 1981

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Serving East Bay 43 years!

    Our award winning method has saved lives and provided our swimmers with life long skills.

    We look forward to continue serving the community with our water safety and swim lessons for all ages and levels.

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    Philosophy

    We believe that all children can learn to swim, and when given a consistent and repetitive structure, children, no matter age, will begin to internalize the process and empower themselves.

    Environment

    Our expectations of swimmers, as their guides, will be based on their individual development level of awareness and capacity. Skills are taught in a patient, consistent, and positive manner.

    In a supportive environment, with clear boundaries, the joy of learning new skills will be celebrated, no matter how slight the action may be perceived.

    Technique

    Proper skills and technique are taught according to each swimmer's age and developmental ability.

    Our program emphasizes rolling and floating/ stabilizing on the back, as water safety is the ultimate goal.

    Repetition of a skill, done properly, leads to mastery.

    Weekly classes build on the fundamentals, which help progressively shape behavior and movement from gross to subtle. Each week, the swimmer will work on their skills and technique, according to their swim level, until these skills are internalized and become second nature.

    Too much concentration on refinement at the beginning of a swimmer's journey can create frustration, but when done in intervals, with consistant instruction, proper corrections will sharpen and strengthen the swimmer's skills each week, and build a strong foundation.

    In more advanced classes, basics are still practiced to keep the integrity of the skill, with refinements, while introducing more advanced teachnique and building endurance.

    When a swimmer has mastered the skills according to their level, they graduate to the next swim level in our program, where more advanced skills, technique, and strokes are introduced.

    Consistancy is a key ingrediant to a swimmer's progress.

  • Little Dipper Aquatic Center
    2525 Stanwell Dr. #250
    Concord, CA 94520
    Monday 3-7pm
    Tuesday 9-1pm & 4-7pm
    Wednesday 9-12pm & 4-7pm
    Thursday 9-12pm & 3-7pm
    Friday 3-7pm
    Saturday 9-2pm
    Sunday Varies
    (925)798-3170